Skills-Based Hiring in 2026: Replacing Degrees With Proven Ability
Episode 401: Tearing Down the Paper Ceiling
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In this episode of the SmartKeys podcast, we examine a massive paradox at the heart of corporate hiring: while business leaders constantly lament labor shortages and pay millions in search fees, their legacy hiring systems quietly filter out the majority of qualified applicants. Despite years of splashy corporate announcements pledging to remove degree requirements, Harvard Business School and Burning Glass Institute data reveals that fewer than 1 in 700 actual new hires…
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